The
Quinnipiac University women's basketball team hosts the Blue Devils
of Central Connecticut State on Senior Day at the TD Banknorth
Sports Center. The Bobcats will honor seniors Erin Kerner (Erie,
Pa.), Mandy Pennewell (West Chester, Pa.) and Brianna Rooney
(Guilford, Conn.) prior to the start of the game for their four
years of dedication and commitment to the team. Kerner leaves as
the program's All-Time Division I scoring leader, while Pennewell
currently ranks seventh in DI career scoring. Rooney is the career
steals leader and the only player to be named the Northeast
Conference Defensive Player of the Year in program
history.

Scouting
the Blue Devils

Central
Connecticut enters the final weekend of the season knowing that it
will be the second seed in the upcoming NEC Tournament. The Blue
Devils boast a 12-4 mark in conference play and are coming off
their second loss of the season to Sacred Heart in their most
recent game, 81-62, Monday night in New Britain. This will be the
first time the team has reached postseason-play since 2006 when it
claimed the eighth and final spot in the conference tournament.
After finishing in last place last season, CCSU has been led this
year by Shontice Simmons and her 12.1 points per game. Kerrianne
Duggan and Leanne Crockett are second and third on the team in
scoring, averaging 11.8 and 10.0 points a game, respectively. In
the first meeting between the Blue Devils and Bobcats this season,
Quinnipiac held off a second-half comeback to defeat CCSU, 63-57.
The Bobcats have currently won
16-straight meetings against the Blue Devils.

On
The Air

Eli
Olken-Dann will handle the play-by-play on the Bobcats Sports
Network's coverage of the game that can be heard on WQUN.com, while
Bob Tipson will add color analysis. The game can also be seen on
the Bobcat Channel's live video stream which can be accessed by
clicking the "live video" link above.

Scouting
the Senior Class

This
year's senior class may be the most prolific in program history.
Kerner is the Division I career-points leader (1,723), while
ranking second in steals (202), third in assists (332) and is just
four three-point field goals shy of tying the record of 185.
Pennewell is 15th all-time in career scoring (1,200), third in
career three-pointers and has pulled down 338 rebounds. Rooney
rounds out the trio of senior guards. She is the all-time steals
leader (252), while fourth in both assists (327) and three-pointers
(108).

We've
Seen This A Hundred Times Before...

Head
Coach Tricia Fabbri earned her 100th career home victory in the
21-point win against Fairleigh Dickinson. Fabbri, already the
program's coaching-wins lead with 193, has now combined for 100
wins in Hamden with 21 coming at the TD Banknorth Sports Center in
the last two and a half seasons.

Six-Time
Special

Kerner's
performances against the Blackbirds on Saturday and the Knights on
Monday earned the senior guard her sixth-career Choice Hotels NEC Player of the
Week Honors. Kerner finished 14-of-24 in the two-game weekend sweep
as the Bobcats clinched their eighth consecutive NEC Tournament
berth in the 17-point win in Brooklyn against LIU.

She's
Movin' On Up

Pennewell
combined for 40 points in the team's last two games. The senior
guard scored 18 at Long Island and followed with a game-high 22
points in the Bobcats' return to Hamden after a four-game road
swing. She had made 15 field goals in those two games, including
seven from three-point range.

Almost
There

Kathleen
Neyens (Jaffrey, N.H.) was one rebound shy of her fourth
double-double of the season on Monday. The junior forward finished
with 12 points and nine rebounds. She attempted a season-high 14
field goal attempts, connecting on five, while finishing perfect
from the free-throw line on both her attempts.

Backed
Up

Quinnipiac
connected on nine three-point field goals against Fairleigh
Dickinson, matching its second-highest total of the season. Kerner
and Rooney each had two, while Pennewell led the way, hitting
5-of-9 from downtown against the Knights.

Hard
Numbers To Break In

Kerner
set season highs in both assists and blocks on Monday. The senior
guard dished out seven helpers and sent back two FDU shots in the
game.

Block
Party

The
Bobcats had a season-high seven blocks in their ninth NEC win of
the season. Jacki Mann (Rutherford, Conn.) had three, while Kerner
finished with a season-high two rejections. Ashley Adams (Tolland,
Conn.) recorded her second block of the season, sending back a FDU
shot in the closing minutes of the game.

Preaching
D'

Mann's
three rejections came in key defensive stops for the Bobcats. As
the final seconds ticked off the clock in the first half, Mann
rejected FDU's Mariyah Laury to keep Quinnipiac's lead at four,
35-31, heading into halftime. She also had two steals and four
defensive boards in the victory.

So
You're Just Going To Give Us Points?

The
Bobcats outscored the Knights 24-8 in points off turnovers on
Monday night. The Quinnipiac bench also outscored FDU by a
ten-point margin, 10-0, as the Bobcats did not allow a point from
any player other than a starter in the game.